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Here’s a recap of our top stories:
- Tennis Australia has disputed a statement from Victorian health officials confirming that two tennis players who arrived in Melbourne for the Australian Open have been diagnosed with coronavirus.
- Australia's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly, said international travel would likely be one of the last things to return to normality following a successful COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
- NSW, Victoria and Queensland have all recorded no new locally acquired COVID-19 cases.
- The Northern Beaches local government area is no longer subject to ACT travel restrictions. However, people from 10 other Sydney areas are still not allowed to visit the territory without undergoing quarantine on arrival.
- Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has said Victoria will maintain a more conservative approach to its borders than other states following criticism from NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian for ongoing travel restrictions for parts of Greater Sydney.
- US President-elect Joe Biden plans to quickly extend travel restrictions barring travel by most people who have recently been in much of Europe and Brazil soon after outgoing President Donald Trump lifted those requirements effective on January 26.